1996 Maltese general election

1996 Maltese general election

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All 69 seats in the House of Representatives 35 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Alfred Sant Eddie Fenech Adami Party Labour Nationalist Last election 46.50%, 31 seats 51.77%, 34 seats Seats won 35 34 Seat change 4 Popular vote 132,496 124,864 Percentage 50.72% 47.80% Swing 4.22pp 3.97pp
Prime Minister before election Eddie Fenech Adami Nationalist Elected Prime Minister Alfred Sant Labour

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General elections were held in Malta on 26 October 1996.^[1] Although the Malta Labour Party received the most votes, the Nationalist Party won the most seats. However, the Labour Party was awarded an additional four seats to ensure they had a majority in Parliament.^[2]